# \[Rails3\] Localization for non activerecord models

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails3-localization-for-non-activerecord-models/202855>\
**Category:** Rails I18n\
**Created:** [February 7, 2011, 8:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails3-localization-for-non-activerecord-models/202855 "2011-02-07T20:38:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/cdc98d/32.png) [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2011, 8:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails3-localization-for-non-activerecord-models/202855/1 "2011-02-07T20:38:17Z")

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I have a Contact model that is a non activerecord model. I can use the  
validation thanks to Rails3, but I do not in which section of  
en.yml/de.yml I should localize the attributes of my Contact model.

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**Author:** ![fipa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/9e8a1a/32.png) [@fipa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/fipa)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2011, 11:45am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails3-localization-for-non-activerecord-models/202855/2 "2011-02-08T11:45:52Z")

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The scope is not under activerecord, but activemodel, which you can  
change:

> <https://github.com/rails/rails/blob/main/activemodel/lib/active_model/translation.rb#L26-29>

Hope this helps

Cheers, iain

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**Author:** ![fipa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/9e8a1a/32.png) [@fipa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/fipa)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2011, 3:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails3-localization-for-non-activerecord-models/202855/3 "2011-02-09T15:05:07Z")

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Iain H. wrote in post #980254:

> The scope is not under activerecord, but activemodel, which you can  
> change:

> <https://github.com/rails/rails/blob/main/activemodel/lib/active_model/translation.rb#L26-29>

> Hope this helps
> 
> Cheers, iain

Thank you!

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**Author:** ![fipa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/9e8a1a/32.png) [@fipa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/fipa)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2011, 5:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails3-localization-for-non-activerecord-models/202855/4 "2011-02-13T17:33:50Z")

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2011/2/9 Fernando P. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid):